Trail Blazers Foundation 5050 Raffle Nonprofit Participation Program

Thank you for your interest in submitting this application for the opportunity to be selected as a nonprofit partner in the Foundation's 5050 Raffle Nonprofit Participation Program (the "5050 Raffle"). We are looking to partner with nonprofit organizations that share our mission of positively impact the lives of individuals from communities that have been historically underserved or marginalized with a focus on where youth live, learn, and play.

Please be aware that an application submission is not a guarantee that your nonprofit will be selected to participate in a 5050 Raffle event. If your organization is selected as a potential partner, you will be notified by a Foundation representative and additional documentation may be required to be submitted prior to acceptance. Please be aware that if your organization is selected, you will not have a choice of the 5050 Raffle Game date for participation, but you may be given the opportunity to decline a proposed date and offered an alternative date, in the Foundation's sole discretion.

A Typical Trail Blazers Foundation 5050 Raffle Game Night

The Foundation’s 5050 Raffle is an excellent opportunity for a nonprofit organization to raise funds for their organization at a Trail Blazers home basketball game. Participants in the 5050 Raffle Program are required to recruit volunteers on their own and provide an adequate number of volunteers on selected game date to properly sell raffle tickets. Volunteers are expected to commit to the following (additional requirements are noted under "Nonprofit Volunteer and Staff Expectations" in the application below):

Review the volunteer training video prior to arrival
Check in with Trail Blazers Staff and complete paperwork prior to volunteering
Sell 5050 Raffle tickets until at least the end of halftime of the respective game
Have enough adult volunteers in attendance to pair up with those under the age 18

During the third quarter of each 5050 Raffle game, a winning number is electronically selected by a random drawing and the winning number is publicly posted in the arena and on the foundation website. The raffle winner will receive 50% of the gross Jackpot for the respective game. The remaining 50% of the jackpot will be split equally between the Foundation and the Nonprofit partner for that game after fees are assessed. Please visit our website to see the previous 5050 Raffle total jackpot amounts.

Please complete the application below if you’d like to be considered for a selection as a nonprofit partner and be given the opportunity to participate in the 5050 Raffle Program for the 2023-2024 NBA Season. Please complete all required areas in the following application and submit. Thank you for your interest in partnering with the Trail Blazers Foundation.

Name of Nonprofit Organization*

Organizational Budget*

Contact Email Address*

Tax ID #*

* enter tax ID without the dash*

Contact Name*

Are you a registered 501c3?*

Yes No

Contact Title*

Month Preference*

Mission Statement*

Day Of The Week*

The Trail Blazers are dedicated to positively impacting the lives of individuals from communities that have been historically underserved or marginalized with a focus on where youth live, learn, and play. Each Nonprofit who participates in the 5050 Program must support our mission.

Does your nonprofit's work align with the Foundation's mission stated above?*

Yes No

How?*

If the answer was no to each of the above questions, it appears that your Nonprofit’s focus and mission may not align with the Foundation’s and with the focus of the 5050 Program.

Nonprofit Volunteer and Staff Expectations

The Foundation has certain expectations for all 5050 Program participants. We rely on nonprofits to ensure a seamless, positive game night and 5050 Raffle experience for the volunteers as well as all fans attending the game. Please read through the following expectations and confirm that your nonprofit will be able to meet these requirements, should your Nonprofit have the opportunity to participate in the 5050 Program:

1) You will need to provide at least one (1) staff lead who will be responsible for all communication between the Foundation staff, as well as the recruitment of and communication with 20-25 Volunteers. Do you have someone in your organization with the capacity to accomplish this?*

Yes No

Concerns:

2) It is very important that your staff lead is able to encourage volunteers to be excited and engaged in the task of selling 5050 Raffle tickets for approximately four (4) hours on game night. Does your staff lead have the capability of motivating & encouraging Volunteers in this manner?*

Yes No

Concerns:

3) ) It’s important that Volunteers are clearly aware of their role and all expectations prior to committing to volunteer for your organization selling tickets in the 5050 Raffle. Does your staff lead have the capacity to recruit Volunteers and communicate clearly to them the role and expectations for an evening of selling 5050 Raffle tickets?*

Yes No

Concerns:

4) Volunteers are expected to arrive at least 45 minutes prior to the official opening of the Moda Center doors on game night, often around 3:45-4:45pm depending on the official game time. Volunteers will need to be able to move about the concourses of the Moda Center and sell tickets to fans through the end of halftime of the game (approximately four (4) hours). Are the Volunteers for your organization comfortable with this time commitment expectation?*

Yes No

Concerns:

5) Volunteers will be expected to wear aprons and carry equipment that represent the Foundation while selling tickets, thus we expect them to dress and act in an appropriate manner with all fans, including fans of the opposing teams, and all Rose Quarter and game related personnel. We ask that Volunteers do not drink or eat anything while selling, wear clothing with offensive statements, and/or treat any fan with disrespect. If a Volunteer’s attire, attitude or actions are deemed inappropriate, as determined in the Foundation’s or staff lead’s reasonable discretion, it is possible we will ask the offending volunteer to stop volunteering for the remainder of the evening. Is your organization and/or staff lead comfortable with clearly communicating these expectations to the Volunteers prior to their committing to volunteer?*

Yes No

Concerns:

6) Volunteers are expected to adhere to the NBA Fan Code of Conduct. Do you agree that your staff and volunteers will follow the guidelines?*

Yes No

View the code of conduct.

Thank you for your submission for the opportunity to participate in a Trail Blazers Foundation 5050 Raffle during the 2023 - 2024 NBA season!